OpenAI Text-to-Speech vs Unreal Speech

The best way to compare OpenAI Text-to-Speech vs Unreal Speech: audio samples, latency, features, plans, pricing, and more.

OpenAI Text-to-Speech

Unreal Speech
Voice Quality
OpenAI Text-to-Speech Samples
Unreal Speech Samples
Mean Opinion Score (MOS) is a numerical measure that represents the perceived quality of audio samples, commonly used in evaluating text-to-speech systems. The score ranges from 1 to 5, with 1 indicating poor quality and 5 signifying excellent quality. These scores are derivedfrom comprehensive, professionally-conducted evaluations, and are anonymized to ensure unbiased results.
Features
OpenAI Text-to-Speech Features












Unreal Speech Features












Features - Conclusion
- Detailed Voice Customization: Unreal Speech: Unreal Speech offers a wider range of voice manipulation features such as pitch and speed control, and supports per-word timestamps and phone audio formats. OpenAI Text-to-Speech does not provide these capabilities but does support multiple languages, a feature not available with Unreal Speech. Both services do not support voice cloning.
- Overall, Unreal Speech is more versatile for users needing detailed voice customization and specific audio format support, while OpenAI's offering is geared towards users who need multi-lingual support.
Pricing & Plans
OpenAI Text-to-Speech Pricing
Pay As You Go
$15/mo
- 1M characters
- Optimized for speed
Pay As You Go (TTS HD)
$30/mo
- 1M characters
- Optimized for quality
Unreal Speech Pricing
Free
$0/mo
- 250,000 characters
Basic
$49/mo
- 3M characters
- Extra: $16 per 1M chars
Plus
$499/mo
- 42M characters
- Extra: $12 per 1M chars
Pro
$1499/mo
- 150M characters
- Extra: $10 per 1M chars
Enterprise
$4999/mo
- 625M characters
- Extra: $8 per 1M chars
Pricing & Plans - Conclusion
- Flexible Pricing: Unreal Speech: Unreal Speech offers a more flexible pricing structure with a free tier and multiple paid options, catering to various usage scales from 250,000 characters for free up to 625M characters for enterprise users.
- In contrast, OpenAI Text-to-Speech operates on a simple Pay As You Go model at $15 / $30 per 1M characters, without providing a free tier or scaling options. Based on the available pricing tiers, Unreal Speech can be significantly more cost-effective, especially for higher volume needs, with options that can accommodate a wide range of budgets and requirements.
Customer Reviews
OpenAI Text-to-Speech Reviews
Unreal Speech Reviews
Customers appreciate Unreal Speech's Text-to-Speech API for its affordability, ease of setup, and generous free tier. They find the API to be a cost-effective solution compared to competitors, with clear documentation and responsive customer support. The API is praised for its natural-sounding voices and seamless integration into various projects. However, customers express a desire for more voice customization options, support for multiple languages and improvements in voice realism.
Compare Alternatives
OpenAI Text-to-Speech Alternatives
Unreal Speech Alternatives
Summary
- Accessible Entry and Cost-Effectiveness: Unreal Speech: Unreal Speech offers a more accessible entry point with a free tier, making it a superior option for individuals and businesses starting out with text-to-speech technologies.
- Additionally, for high volume usage, Unreal Speech presents significantly more cost-effective pricing tiers compared to OpenAI's Text-to-Speech service, which only has a Pay As You Go model without a free option. This makes Unreal Speech a more attractive choice for users requiring substantial character usage.
TTS Property
Our next-gen TTS model surpasses competitors on performance at one-tenth the cost. Enjoy low latency websocket support and mult-speaker voice generation at pricing that helps you scale.
TTS Property
Our next-gen TTS model surpasses competitors on performance at onespeaker voice generation at pricing that helps you scale.Our next-gen TTS model surpasses competitors on performance at one-tenth the cost. Enjoyspeaker voice generation at pricing that helps you scale.Our next-gen TTS model surpasses competitors on performance at one-tenth the cost. Enjoyspeaker voice generation at pricing that helps you scale.Our next-gen TTS model surpasses competitors on performance at one-tenth the cost. Enjoy
Signal Noise Ratio
Signal Noise Ratio
Signal Noise Ratio
Do you offer any free credits for TTS & ASR?
We offer a generous free plan for developers with one month of free:
- 160 hours of text-to-speech generation
- 1.2 million characters of speech-to-text transcription
What is the monthly subscription?
Our monthly plan is $20 per month for
- 160 hours of text-to-speech generation
- 1.2 million characters of Speech-to-Text transcription
Once you exceed those limits, you can add $5 top-ups to your plan for
- additional 30hrs of Text-to-Speech
- additional 300,000 characters of Speech-to-Text
Do you offer voices & transcription other in languages?
We currently only have English voice generation & transcription. But we're working on multilingual voice support, expected to roll out in 2-3 months.
Can I create custom voices (voice cloning)?
Please contact us at founders@snr.audio with your custom voice (voice cloning) usecase. Once approved by our compliance team, you will get access to your custom voice in under 48-72 hours.
Can I use the generated audio & transcription commercially?
Yes, audio & transcription generated with Signal Noise Labs can be used commercially. You own the license to the generated content to perpetuity.
How do I cancel my subscription?
You can cancel your subscription at any time. Go to the Subscription panel in the dashboard and click the "Cancel Subscription" button.
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